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10752532 No.10752532 [Reply] [Original]

How much of Touhou is still small independent artists creating and trading original productions amongst one another without serious regards to profit, and how much of Touhou has become top-down passive consumption where large producers funnel shit to those willing to pay to eat shit?

>> No.10752542

Only like over 1/3 of all comiket is independent, the rest is our God Emperor ZUN.

>> No.10752581

>>10752542
So explain all the doujinshi then

>> No.10752836

please respond.

>> No.10752879

Hey, I have those plush on my desk right now.

>> No.10752975

>>10752581
Those people do not make as much money as you might think. Only the very best and popular artists sold out, the rest have to throw away their copies.

Seriously, some doujin artists do their works as a trampouline to mainstream manga artists or because they just like the shows. As I'm being told, the earnings of their works are gone in a single night out partying with their circle members.

>> No.10753004
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>>10752975
Well I doubt most circles would be doing it strictly for the money.

I hate how artists around where I live clamour for government grants just so that they can create art. Nigga you don't need gov't cheese to record a song or publish a damn comic book

>> No.10753053

>>10752975
Most of them do it for the sake of the art. You can see it in their pricing, their collaborations and the work and money they put into doujinshi. I respect that mentality. American fandom just latches onto whatever's popular in an overbearing attempt to push their shitty tumblr. These western assholes all draw the same way and try to sell ugly prints for $15/20 a pop. All of it is the same "nerd chic" bullshit (Doctor Who, flavor-of-the-month anime, Adventure Time/Regular Show, Homestuck).

I've only met a couple people that I can say possess an artist's heart. Even if their work isn't polished or phenomenal, it's done for the right reasons.

>> No.10753219

I would buy one of her books.

>> No.10758785

>>10753053
>These western assholes all draw the same way and try to sell ugly prints for $15/20 a pop.

You could say the same about japanese drawing style.

>> No.10758857

>>10758785

>You could say the same about japanese drawing style.

perhaps the same could be said of all drawing styles.......

*adjusts vampyric fedora*

But enough talk! Have at you! *whip sounds*

*Dracula's Castle plays*
*rocks out to the riff with the bros*

>> No.10758873

>>10753053
Japanese people also often latch onto popular franchies (Touhou being a big player) in the hopes of gaining popularity. A lot of it also looks quite similar.

>> No.10758890

>>10753219

So would I. Her costume is quite good, and her booth is cute and neatly laid out! I might even suck her cock

>> No.10758904

>>10752532
Who is this person? The cover art looks great.

>> No.10758927

>>10758857
Please don't ruin this thread, fedora emote dude.

>> No.10761754

>>10752532
That picture always looked like the head was a fucking bird heard with pink feathers and the yellow heart was the beak and the headband were the eyes, and I thought it was some kind of hipster satori bird or some equally whacky shite.

After what feels like over I year, today, I just realised she was just bending her head over. OTZ

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